49ers executive Gamble no longer part of reshaped front office

Tom Gamble, the 49ers assistant general manager last year under Trent Baalke, is, like Baalke, out of a job.

Gamble’s tenure with the 49ers’ reshaped front office was brief. The team announced he was leaving the organization today, just over three weeks after John Lynch replaced Baalke. Gamble’s exit wasn’t a surprise after Lynch hired Broncos director of college scouting Adam Peters as vice president of player personnel and former Lions general manager Martin Mayhew as a senior personnel executive.

“(Gamble) is a class act who has helped a great deal in this transition, and I thoroughly enjoyed getting to know him,” Lynch said. “After working together over the last month, Tom and I agreed that it would be in both of our best interests for him to pursue other opportunities.”

Gamble, a 29-year NFL veteran, spent 10 seasons with the 49ers. He was with the team from 2005-12 before returning in 2015 after a two-year stint as the Eagles vice president of player personnel.

“I must thank Jed, the York family and the entire 49ers organization for the wonderful memories they provided me and my family, but it is time I move on,” Gamble said. “This past month, I have had the pleasure of working alongside John Lynch and the talented staff he has assembled. The team is in capable hands and I wish them nothing but the best.”